How does health care work in isolated Australian communities? How do people with cancer access good information and care?

A British researcher argues that the phone may be just as effective as the clinical visit as a method of follow-up for breast cancer patients.

Hawaiian native Dr. Joanne Itano discussed the virtues of everything from naturopathy to yoga in her presentation at the 16th International Conference on Cancer Nursing in Atlanta.

One Canadian researcher is bridging the gap between research and practice in nursing with a unique program that will study the way nurses actually work—The Nursing Knowledge Translation Centre.

A unique partnership between nurses and the Australian government is closing the gap in cancer care between indigenous and non-indigenous populations by training aboriginal health care workers in palliative medicine.

Citing the need for a “cultural shift” in the medical profession, Dr. Isabel White tackled a challenging and sometimes uncomfortable topic in her presentation—sex after a cancer diagnosis.

The Melanoma Research Foundation and CancerCare partner to launch Melanoma Helpline for patients, caregivers and health care providers

When used in combination, two targeted therapies significantly inhibit tumor growth in gastric cancer, according to a study published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research (2010 Mar 1;16(5):1509-19).

Patients with breast cancer do not experience increased adverse symptoms when given radiotherapy in fewer, larger daily doses, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology (2010 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print]).

Cancer is a disease of aging yet, often, older adults do not receive the same aggressive treatment as other patients.